The bill aims to enhance support for families transitioning out of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Washington State. It reinstates the post-TANF support services to their original duration of 12 months, which had been reduced to three months during the Great Recession. These services will assist families who exit TANF and are employed for at least 20 hours per week, covering essential expenses such as car repairs, gas, work clothing, and tools. Additionally, the bill reinstates the transitional work expense bonus program, providing a one-time bonus of $2,000 for eligible households that voluntarily exit TANF, with the potential for this amount to be adjusted for inflation every two years.

Furthermore, the bill mandates the Department of Social and Health Services to adopt rules by September 1, 2024, to implement these changes, ensuring that the increased support services are accessible through electronic benefit transfer cards when feasible. Eligibility for the transitional work expense bonus requires that households receive a TANF or state family assistance grant of $200 or less per month, voluntarily stop receiving assistance, have not previously received the bonus, and include an adult recipient of TANF.